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Are the Archie/MLJ superheroes really in the public domain?

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Ultrakirby78

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Are the Archie/MLJ superheroes really in the public domain?
« on: November 11, 2025, 01:28:02 PM »
Are the Archie/MLJ superheroes really in the public domain
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The Australian Panther

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Re: Are the Archie/MLJ superheroes really in the public domain?
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2025, 10:51:39 PM »
Here is some legal information on that.
Are any Archie Comics characters on the public domain?
https://www.reddit.com/r/publicdomain/comments/qfzova/about_archie_comics/

As you can see, complex.
The earlier MLJ Superheroes are in the public domain, which is why we feature them here.
Here is a fairly complete list.
Characters who were originally published or appeared in comics published by MLJ, the company that later would be known as Archie Comics.
https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Category:MLJ_Characters
But only the Golden age work is PD, not the more recent versions like the DC versions.
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Ultrakirby78

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Re: Are the Archie/MLJ superheroes really in the public domain?
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2025, 12:22:29 AM »
Thank you.

This always confuses so this is helpful.
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